Overcrowding in the emergency department (ED) has become an increasingly significant worldwide public health problem in the last decade. It is a consequence of simultaneous increasing demand for… (More)

BACKGROUND
Few data are available on diagnostic and prognostic role of quantitative fluid retention evaluated by bioelectrical impedance vector analysis (BIVA) in acute heart failure (AHF) patients… (More)

Heart failure is a disease characterized by high prevalence and mortality, and frequent rehospitalizations. The aim of this study is to investigate the prognostic power of combining brain natriuretic… (More)

BACKGROUND
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth cause of dead in the world. Because of high incidence of comorbidities in COPD patients, it has been proposed a new hypothesis… (More)

OBJECTIVES
The objective of this study was to investigate the prognostic role of quantitative reduction of congestion during hospitalization assessed by Bioelectrical Impedance Vector Analysis (BIVA)… (More)